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Democrats win the U.S. House
The results from across the country were a major blow to Trump, who spent nearly every day of the last month holding ral...
Flanagan win brings Native women's legacy to the Senate
Peggy Flanagan’s path to the U.S. Senate runs through generations of Native women who built institutions, raised leaders...
Omar wins fifth term in congress
Rep. Ilhan Omar has won a fifth term representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District as a federal criminal investiga...
10 things to know about Peggy Flanagan
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is the first Native American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Whit...
10 things to know about Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the first woman to be elected governor in Minnesota. She will succeed DFL Gov. Tim Walz, who ...
What happens to Amy Klobuchar's U.S. Senate seat?
The governor of Minnesota will appoint a temporary senator until a special election is held next November. But which gov...
Democrats have won the U.S Senate
Democrats charted an extraordinary path to Senate victory through some of the most conservative states in the nation....
Republican Tom Tiffany concedes defeat in Wisconsin
Crowley would be the first Black governor in Wisconsin 178-year history, and his win would mark the first time that Demo...
Watch live election coverage with Catharine Richert
Join MPR News host Catharine Richert and MPR News editor Mike Mulcahy live online as they analyze the results as they co...
Man charged with mailing powder to government officials
Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to pub...
What to expect in Minnesota on Election Day
All seats in both chambers of the Minnesota state Legislature are up in 2026. Democrats have a one-seat advantage in the...
Tafoya, Flanagan battle in Minnesota Senate race
Democrat Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya didn’t see the national attention of other Senate races, but the o...
New bridge reconnects Iowa, Wis. over Mississippi
The river crossing at Lansing, Iowa, is the only bridge across the Mississippi in a 60-mile stretch — between La Crescen...
Ask a Bookseller: 'Home/World'
The author of “Home/World: A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth” attempts to circumnavigate the world....
Minnesota voters set to hire their next governor
Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth vied to be the first woman to be Minnesota’s governor. Their race focused on the direction...
201 separate elections to decide 2 Capitol majorities
Millions of dollars have poured into a select few races as Republicans and DFLers jockey for control of the Legislature....
Protecting the kauri from fire and disease
Disease in trees can spread quickly throughout a whole forest — and make those trees more vulnerable to wildfire. But co...
Minnesota tree fort builder crafts imagination into reality
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam Rasmussen built a play structure for his son. He didn’t think it was the beginning of...
All eyes on Minnesota’s 1st and 2nd House districts
One southern Minnesota congressional seat and another that extends south from the Twin Cities suburbs are getting the mo...
Parties see path to downballot state office success
Attorney General Keith Ellison and GOP challenger Ron Schutz engaged in a bitter, expensive race. It’s just one of sever...
Nordquist killing ringleader's mother faces charges
Shirley Morales faces kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist. Morales pleaded n...
Democrats to send election observers to two counties
Minnesota’s secretary of state says in addition to election monitors sent by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. House ...
Vikings defense holds Lions in check for 3 quarters before buckling late
For the first six games of the season, the Minnesota Vikings were able to count on their top-tier defense to bail out an...
Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Thousands of veterans are paying the price
An NPR investigation finds that more than 15,000 military veterans were put into much-higher-cost home loans after the T...
The latest: Election Day in Minnesota
More than 700,000 Minnesotans have voted already in person, by mail or through an absentee ballot ahead of Election Day....
Jerry Koosman, who got final out in the 1969 Miracle Mets' World Series victory, dies at 83
Jerry Koosman, an All-Star pitcher who secured the final out for the Miracle Mets in the 1969 World Series, has died at ...
Truth Council releases report on immigration surge
The Truth Council released its preliminary report on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement surge, describing ...
Clean up of Lake Okabena makes small waves of progress
Progress on cleaning up Lake Okabena shows small improvements, but there’s no silver bullet for correcting decades-long ...
Leaders call for more mosque security ahead of Midterms
As Election Day nears and political rhetoric targeting Somali Minnesotans ramps up, local mosques are ramping up securit...
Minnesota state park to temporarily close for upgrades
Banning State Park near Sandstone is a popular destination for hikers, campers, paddlers and climbers — and its populari...
Campaign 2026 reaches its final mile on eve of midterm
Final rallies lead into organized door knocks to get possible voters to polls before Tuesday night. More than 729,000 ba...
Minn. farmers face tough midterm choices
The past two years have been tough for farmers facing trade disruptions and rising costs. With the midterm elections app...
‘Valuable to learn’: Students take first Ojibwe class offered at Anoka-Hennepin schools
High school students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District now have the option to learn the Ojibwe language for credit. ...
Canadian PM Carney reports progress in trade talks
The upbeat assessment marks a shift from August, when Canada walked away from negotiations after rejecting U.S. demands ...
Spurs blow past short-handed Timberwolves 121-111
Minnesota was without injured starters Anthony Edwards (knee surgery) and Rudy Gobert (back spasms). LaMelo Ball was lim...
No. 4 Indiana beats Minnesota 23-16
For Minnesota, it was a crushing blow after leading most of the game on the road and on national television....
Early voting sees final rush before Election Day
Lines snaked out the doors of Twin Cities early voting locations Saturday morning. Many went early to skip a potentially...
Nicaraguan immigrant speaks about ICE re-arrest
MPR News is speaking with people who were re-arrested by ICE, despite judges ordering their release. The Department of H...
There are 3 contested judicial races happening in Minnesota this election cycle
Out of 122 judicial races, there are three contested races happening in Minnesota this election cycle. These are uncommo...
MN Opera Orchestra votes no confidence in Opera leadership as labor negotiations intensify
Opera Orchestra musicians have been at odds with the Opera over cost-of-living increases....
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